JMS Announcements – 11/4/19
Johnston Middle School Announcements for
Monday, November 4, A Day
New Announcements:
Congratulations to last week’s PRIDE winners!!
Tyler Donaldson → Nominated by Mr. Martinsen for Positivity
Connor Dial → Nominated by Mr. Huebbe for Excellence
Ellie Jauron → Nominated by Mr. Ahern for Respect
Josh Derkenne→ Nominated by Mr. Pleasant for Positivity
…and last week’s staff winner…
Ms. O’Leary→ Nominated by Doe Reh for Excellence
Here are the highlights from our JMS swimmers as part of our Regional team:
On Saturday, the Dragons were host to one of the 6 Regional meets held across the state. We started strong on Thursday night with our divers, and the swimmers kept things rolling today with a stream of amazing time drops throughout the day as they powered to a 2nd place overall finish behind top-ranked Dowling.
In the 200 medley relay, freshman Olivia Swalley was part of the team that finished in 2nd place with a time of 1:48.73. Their effort qualified them for STATE, and they go into the meet seeded in 5th.
In the 200 freestyle, Leyla Kazazic finished in 15th place with a 2:07.81 and had a season best time.
In the 200 Individual medley, Grace Anderson finished in 8th with a 2:20.80. Olivia Frantum finished in 5th with a 2:13.92, and Olivia Swalley earned 2nd place with a 2:09.67. Both Olivia’s had pre-qualified for the State meet earlier in the season. Olivia Frantum goes into the State meet seeded in 19th position, and Olivia Swalley is seeded 8th for next weekend. Both Grace and Swalley had lifetime best times.
In the 500 freestyle, Leyla Kazazic finished in 11th place with a 5:37.73 and a season best time. Olivia Frantum picked up the 6th place position with a 5:23.09. Olivia had achieved an automatic cut time earlier this season, and is headed to State. She is seeded in 10th.
In the 200 free relay, freshman Olivia Swalley and Olivia Frantum were part of the team that went a 1:42.41 for a 5th place finish. The team has qualified for State, and go into the meet seeded in 21st position. Olivia Swalley had a season best swim.
In the 100 backstroke, Grace Anderson went a 1:03.14 for a 9th place finish for a lifetime best swim.
In the 100 breaststroke, Lydia Yeutsy finished in 11th with a 1:12.77, and Olivia Swalley earned the runner-up spot with a 1:06.08. Olivia had pre-qualified for State, and she goes into the meet seeded in 3rd. all had season best swims.
In the 400 freestyle relay, Olivia Frantum was part of the relay that went a 3:43.82 to pickup a 4th place finish. They have qualified for State, and go into the meet seeded in 18th.
These ladies swam their hearts out today, and the coaches are all SO proud of each of them, and the SUCCESS of their achievements! They definitely found their “Super Swimmers” inside.
Repeat Announcements:
JHS Men’s Golf Team: If you are planning on going out for golf in the FALL OF 2020, ACTION IS REQUIRED. Please fill out the form from https://forms.gle/F7egiAGQ1j6LuJ1m7. Only players are allowed to fill out the form, not parents/guardians. Please plan on filling out the form by November 7. Any questions, reach out to Coach Hattel at the 8/9 building in person or via email.
JHS Women’s Golf Team: If you are planning on going out for golf in the SPRING OF 2020, ACTION IS REQUIRED. Please fill out the form from https://forms.gle/sYtWHnThMhrA3Ltm9. Only players are allowed to fill out the form, not parents/guardians. Please plan on filling out the form by November 7. Any questions, reach out to Coach Hattel at the 8/9 building in person or via email. *The JHS Women’s Golf Team is open to 9th-12th graders.
There will be a Freshman Johnston Baseball meeting on November 5th at 5:30 PM in the Middle School weight room. Please bring your IPad. If you are a freshman planning on playing baseball this year….attendance at this meeting is mandatory. Also…if you are someone interested in MANAGING for the Johnston Baseball program….we would like you to attend this meeting as well. 5:30 PM Baseball Meeting on Tuesday, November 5th for players and managers….Middle School Weight Room…..bring your IPad. Be there.
Any 9-12th grader interested in WRESTLING, should simply send Coach Tecklenburg an email at:
aaron.tecklenburg@jdragonmail.us or aaron.tecklenburg@johnston.k12.ia.us
Also, all 9-12 wrestlers and managers should plan on attending a pre-season informational meeting on Tuesday November 12th at 3:10 PM in the wrestling room at JHS. Freshman at JMS should ride the activity bus from JMS and report directly to the wrestling room at JHS for this meeting. PARENTS/GUARDIANS, please get your son registered at the following link prior to the first practice on Monday November 19th:
https://johnstoncsd-ar.rschooltoday.com/node/21
Finally, there will be an informational meeting for parents during the first week of the practice season at a time to be determined. Any questions, please just email me at either link above.
SCHOOL PERMIT MEETING: Attention 9th Grade Students! Our next School Permit Meeting will be Tuesday, November 5 at 3:15 PM in the Cafeteria of Johnston Middle School (enter through front entrance). The ONLY students eligible are 9th grade students who HAVE HAD THEIR LEARNERS’ PERMIT FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS AND HAVE COMPLETED DRIVER’S ED. THE STUDENT AND A PARENT MUST ATTEND THE MEETING! Please bring your completed Driver’s Education Certificate (if you have a paper version – if you do not have a paper version don’t worry about it) and learner’s permit to the meeting. Parking Tags will be available for $20 during the meeting. Students will need a parking tag to park on school grounds during the school year. Please make sure you have your license plate number with you at the time of purchase. If you have NOT completed Driver’s Ed by the meeting date, we will have another meeting next month. Be watching your announcements for the date and time!
Bowling tryouts will be held Nov. 11th and 12th for boys, Nov. 13th and 14th for girls. No experience or equipment necessary! All tryouts and practices will be held at Warrior Lanes (190 SE Laurel Street Waukee, IA 50263). Please see the attached flier for details. If you have questions or cannot attend the meeting but want the information, contact Owen Smith (smith.owen@jdragonmail.us). Hope we can have you on the team! JHS BOWLING TRYOUTS 2019